Bestselling author Kit de Waal has built a career writing stories that capture the reality of life on the margins, but her own story is just as compelling. Growing up in 1970s Birmingham with an Irish Catholic-turned-Jehovah's Witness mother and a Caribbean father, Kit learned early on that survival meant adaptation. Kit's mother’s dire warnings of an impending apocalypse pushed her into rebellion, leading to a breakdown that ultimately brought her home and set her on a new path in social care, advocating for children in the care system before becoming a bestselling author.Here is Kit's Crisis Compass - her points of navigation for when trouble comes.Listen to Kit's full episode: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crisis-what-crisis/id1517015748?i=1000701649537" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/crisis-what-crisis/id1517015748?i=1000701649537</a> Pre-order Kit’s new book The Best Of Everything: <a href="https://linktr.ee/TheBestofEverythingKitdeWaal" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TheBestofEverythingKitdeWaal</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kit-de-waal-ba953455/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kit-de-waal-ba953455/</a>X: <a href="https://x.com/KitdeWaal" target="_blank">@KitDeWaal</a>Website: <a href="https://www.kitdewaal.com/contact" target="_blank">https://www.kitdewaal.com/contact</a> Host: Andy Coulson CWC team: Jane Sankey, Hana Walker-Brown, Bill Griffin With special thanks to Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global  For all PR and guest approaches please contact – <a href="mailto:podcast@coulsonpartners.com" target="_blank">podcast@coulsonpartners.com</a>

Bonus Episode: Kit De Waal's Crisis Compass